ABSTRACT
Recently, there has been an escalation in the scholarly literature on the changing dynamics of migration and migration policy across the globe. Much of this work focuses on shifts in the geographic concentration of immigrants to nontraditional destinations (Jones 2008, Price and Benton-Short 2008, Singer, Hardwick, and Brettell 2008, Cavin 2013, Niedt 2013, Pastor 2013) and, in the context of the United States, on the proliferation of immigration policies at the state and local level (e.g., Varsanyi 2010b, Walker 2010, Vicino 2012). In recent decades, subnational governments have developed a variety of policies, planning rules, and programs to either incorporate migrants into their jurisdictions or, in some cases, inhibit the movement of migrant populations across local borders (Vicino 2012).
